Overview
* Andersons Q2 adjusted EPS of $0.24 missed analyst expectations, per LSEG data
* Adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA both missed analyst estimates, per LSEG data
* Co acquired full ownership of The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC for $425 mln
Outlook
* Company expects Houston port project completion by mid-2026
* Andersons anticipates favorable grain values in late 2025
* Andersons expects strong ethanol demand through summer
Result Drivers
* ETHANOL STRATEGY - Acquisition of full ownership in TAMH aligns with strategy to grow earnings through ethanol investments, per CEO Bill Krueger
* GRAIN OVERSUPPLY - Agribusiness faced low grain prices and limited forward contracting due to surplus grain and weak demand
* RENEWABLES CHALLENGES - Lower board crush, higher corn basis, and increased natural gas costs impacted Renewables margins
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q2 Sales $3.14
and bln
Merchand
ising
Revenues
Q2 Miss $0.24 $0.51 (3
Adjusted Analysts
EPS )
Q2 EPS $0.23
Q2 Miss $8.40 $17.60
Adjusted mln mln (3
Net Analysts
Income )
Q2 Net $7.90
Income mln
Q2 Miss $65.20 $80.10
Adjusted mln mln (3
EBITDA Analysts
)
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the fishing & farming peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Andersons Inc ( ANDE ) is $45.00, about 22.9% above its August 1 closing price of $34.69
* The stock recently traded at 13 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago
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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)